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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1937
Page
6
Local sports notes report on a famed Zula Cannibals team and speculation over the Ming Genera Bootey ball club at Union City meeting. Erie games, double plays, and upcoming appearances of notable players spotlight a busy sports scene with detailed play rulings and historic matchups.
United Press reports Chicago Cubs and New York Giants clash at Wrigley as injuries thin both rosters. Key players Bartell and Collins out for the Giants and Rip Collins, Murty, and Galan sidelined for the Cubs heighten risk. Pitchers Hubbell and Lee slated to start amid tight pennant race implications.
Gene Sarazen of Brookfield Center Conn a premier American golfer enters Hershey Open a $5 000 Hershey golf tournament on Sept 25 He plans last appearance at Hershey event with Ellsworth Risens and Charles Schmidthage Concoraville Pa among others from Pennsylvania including Rath Hutenson and Paul Binley Bethlehem Red Ian Chich Bellefonte Hugh Melanes York and Henry G Picard Hershey Pensylvanian entries noted on Aug 21 report
The Pall Mall game resembled croquet in form and play. Its name derives from the word for ball and mallet, with roots in ancient terms for ball and mallet.
Corry Aero Supply schedules a clash with the strong Zulu Giants after a victory by Warren Indsperidents. The Giants tour the region and seek a decisive win while Corry lines up testing play against the visiting team in Aero Parle.
Forty five Arnold High School players and coach Ralph McAninen arrived to begin their annual pre season camp at Sparta. They pitched tents on Ou Creek bank, with daily drills on the Snapp farm, aiming to condition candidates for the 1937 season. The camp promises a two week period of rigorous football practice and supervised recreation.
A Youngstown welterweight trips Jim Thompson of California in the third round of a ten round bout at Hicks Parlors Millvale. Thompson, weighing 185 1 2 pounds, outweighed his opponent but was overwhelmed by a succession of rights to the jaw delivering a knockout.
Ine Koscelnik of Tech High wowed crowds as he battled into the quarterfinals of the men’s singles at the Erie City and County tennis tournament held at the Erie Tennis and Country Club. The event drew local players suited up for the marquee matchups on August 2.
In Shelburne Nova Scotia Aug 74 a world record tuna catch was claimed by Mrs Mary S Potter of Brookville NY who landed a 67 pounder in Sieledurne Harbor yesterday.
Residents of the borough and surrounding community would appreciate a chance to visit the camp during one of the training sessions and see the Arnold boys in action.
United Press reports promoter Michael Jacobs sought to revive interest in the Louis versus Max Schmeling heavyweight title bout slated for Yankee Stadium. Jacobs claimed strong gross potential and blamed low advance sales on past boycotts and scheduling delays, asserting the event could still attract significant revenue despite recent doubts.
Erie gridders begin drills in Chautauqua New York as local schools revive equipment for the upcoming season. Practices start at Samp Ton-Ka-Wa with Academy players set to receive regalia the following morning.
An inquiry was presented today to determine the injuries of P Crowley 28 former Yale football star and his wife Betty 27 daughter of T A D Jones former Yale coach. International League scores list Montreal 4 Baltimore 24% Rochester 3 Syracuse 2 Toronto 5 Jersey City 4 Buffalo 0 Newark 7.
Thirty five women golfers will tee off tomorrow in the first annual 184 hole mental play women's open golf tournament at Kane County Club in Sane Pa. Entries are limited to players with handicaps from one to twenty eight.
Opal Hill of Kansas City tops the field in the women’s west end closed golf tournament first round, shooting 79 to tie the town and country course record. Teammates and rivals include Theea Tavorites tied for second, Pally Berg of Minneapolis, Mrs. BF Gary of St Paul, and Betty Jamnegon of San Antonio.
In Alderwood Country Club Portland Aug 2 two young east coast yollers paced the field as the national amateur golf championship began. Meanie Strafuer former public links champ of Brooklyn tied for the best score with 71 while Stanford student Arthur Boering Jr. matched that effort in wind and rain. The 174 entrants faced a long day with two tee groups and late light as they chased the first qualifying round.
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